The 1902
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
match between
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
and
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
was not only the first international match for both sides,
[Argentina national team archive]
on the RSSSF
on the RSSSF but the first international held in South America.
[Uruguay vs Argentina, el clásico más antiguo]
on Conmebol, 24 Aug 2017[Uruguay 0 v Argentina 6]
by T. Casale, 20 Jul 2015 Argentina won 6–0,
[La historia del primer Argentina - Uruguay: el encuentro que dio nacimiento al seleccionado nacional]
by Andrés Yossen on Aire de Santa Fe, 20 July 2020[Uruguay v Argentina - Amistoso]
on AUF initiating a longtime
rivalry
A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant ...
between both teams, that have met more than 190 times since that first encounter,
[ becoming the international derby with the most matches played worldwide, surpassing even the England–Scotland rivalry, which, first held in 1872, is the oldest fixture in the world.
]
Overview
One year before, There had been a precedent when representatives from both sides met in a match also in Montevideo, although it was not organised by any association and therefore is not considered official. Moreover, the match was organised by local club Albion in its home field located in Paso del Molino
Paso del Molino (''Mill's Crossing'') is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay.
External links
Official Site
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Barrios ...
, Montevideo. The Uruguayan side had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional. Argentina won the match by 3–2.
In 1902, both associations, AUF and AFA, agreed to play a match in the same venue. President of AFA, Francis Hepburn Chevallier-Boutell
Sir Francis Hepburn Chevallier-Boutell F.R.G.S (1851-1937) was a British engineer and sports manager, who served as President of the Argentine Association Football League between 1900 and 1906.
Biography
Chevallier-Boutell was born in Aspa ...
and Lomas A.C. player Juan O. Anderson selected the players for the match. 8,000 spectators attended the match.[ Both sides played thirteen consecutive times between 1902 and 1909,][ giving birth to a strong rivalry that remained through the years. Some competitions contested by Argentina and Uruguay were soon created, such as ]Copa Lipton
The Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. The competition was held 29 times between 1905 and 1992.
History
The trophy was donated by the Scottish tea ...
(first held in 1905),Copa Lipton
by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF and Copa Newton
Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton, was contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.
History
Nicanor Newton, director of ''Sportsman'' magazine, donated t ...
(started in 1906).Copa Newton
by José L. Pierrend on the RSSSF
Match details
See also
* Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry
* History of the Argentina national football team
* 1872 Scotland v England football match
The 1872 association football match between the national teams of Scotland and England is officially recognised by FIFA as the sport's first-ever international. It took place on 30 November 1872 at Hamilton Crescent, the West of Scotland Cric ...
References
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